MotorSport Vision Chief Executive
Jonathan Palmer was inducted into the 2018 Motor Sport Hall of Fame
last night at a glittering ceremony at Woodcote Hall in Surrey.

Palmer became only the second recipient of the Motor Sport
Industry Champion Award, recognising his considerable contribution
to the world of motorsport which included spells in F1 and the
British Touring Car Championship before turning his hand to
business and successfully reinvigorating the fortunes of some of
the UK's best-loved race circuits under the MotorSport Vision
name.

Palmer said: "We have some of the best circuits in the world in
the UK and their heritage is something both MotorSport Vision and
Motor Sport magazine and its readers cherish. I enjoy business even
more than I enjoyed F1 and looking after the MSV venues brings me a
great deal of pleasure.

"Achieving high standards of venue quality, facilities and
customer service has been central to our business philosophy and we
have invested substantially to achieve this. For too long the
quality of our facilities hadn't been good enough but we've changed
that. We have a great team of hard-working personnel at MSV of whom
I'm immensely proud. They all believe in the ethos of
striving for highest standards - and we all enjoy being part of a
business that is appreciated by its customers."

Following his on-stage speech, Richards said: "What he's done to
the circuits is a great credit to British motor racing and he's
done a really great job."

After an F1 career that saw him drive 83 Grands Prix for four
teams between 1983 and 1989, Palmer raced in the British Touring
Car Championship and worked alongside Murray Walker in the BBC F1
commentary box before switching his focus to business. He
established the world-beating PalmerSport corporate driving event
at Bedford Autodrome, and went on to take over five UK race
circuits - Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park, Snetterton, Oulton Park and
most recently Donington Park - with huge success, dramatically
improving the venues for both participants and spectators.

He has also helped progress the careers of hundreds of aspiring
young racing drivers by running affordable, yet very high quality,
single-seater championships, including Formula Palmer Audi, BRDC
Formula 4 and the current British Formula 3 Championship.

Palmer also presented an award at last night's ceremony. The
Formula 1 award, sponsored by Princess Yachts, went to Mike Costin
and the late Keith Duckworth, whose son Roger joined Mike on stage
to accept the prize in recognition of two of the sport's most
successful engineers.